Power Train Problem on the 2005 FORD TAURUS
Car problem(s) with the 2005 FORD TAURUS.
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Problem with Power Train
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May 26, 2013 - Erie, PA - Power Train
SEVERAL TIMES SINCE APRIL 1ST, MY 2005 TAURUS HAS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE I HAD TO TO CONSTANTLY APPLY AND THEN RIDE THE BRAKES. I ALSO HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL.
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Apr 22, 2013 - Waterville , OH - Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,100.
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Apr 14, 2013 - Paulden, AZ - Power Train
I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM TAKING A DISABLED PERSON TO THE DOCTORS AND TRANSMISSION JUST QUILT WORKING. NO NOISE OR ANYTHING JUST QUIT. WE SAT ON BUSY HIGHWAY FOR TWO HOURS WAITING FOR A FRIEND TO TOW THE CAR. JUST LIKE THE RECALLED VEHICLES. MY CAR HAS SAME TRANSMISSION BUT WAS NOT RECALLED. WHY? NOW I HAVE NO CAR. CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. AND HAVE NO WAY TO TAKE THE DISABLED PERSON I TAKE CARE OF TO THE DOCTORS.
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Mar 30, 2013 - Cincinnati, OH - Power Train
JULY 25, 2011, 1ST ENGINE REVVED BUT CAR DID NOT MOVE. PRESSED GAS,CAR TOOK OFF AT FULL SPEED. REACHED SPEEDS OVER100 MPH IN A 35 MPH, TURNED OFF KE TO STOP. FORD REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ,CRUISE CONTROL CABLE DUE TO WEAR, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER , TRANSMISSION FLUSH, REPLACE WASHER HOSE AT $748.22 COST TO OWNER. 2ND, JUNE 2012. CAR STARTED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, TURNOFF KEY TO STOP CAR. FORD DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT, TOLD OWNER TO PICK UP VEHICLE, NO WORK PERFORMED. 3RD INCIDENT MARCH 21,2013, SUDDEN ACCELERATION SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, TURNED OFF KEY, RE-STARTED ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR MISSED & CHUGGED. CAR WOULD NOT GO 20 MPH. FORD SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE RAPID ACCELERATION. WENT TO PICK UP CAR AT DEAL AND WHEN STARTED ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND CAR MISSED AND CHUGGED. COULD NOT DRIVE CAR OFF OF DEALER'S LOT. RETURNED KEYS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REVIEW RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE OPENED CASE [XXX]. WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALL EXISTS ON THAT VEHICLE, WE COULD HAVE A DISCOUNT ON BUYING A NEW FORD VEHICLE TO RESOLVE THE INCIDENT. FORD DEALER ON ND REVIEW REPLACED IGNITION COIL ASSY, SPARK PLUGS, UPDATED PCM CODES, TIGHTENED TIE RODS, 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT, REPLACED 2 FRONT TIRES, FUEL FILTER, FRONT OR REAR BRAKES WITH ROTOR REPLACEMENTS, OIL FILTER AND LUBE CHANGE AT COST OF $1681.82 TO OWNER. FORD DEALER AT PICK UP WOULD NOT PROVIDE WRITTEN GUARANTEE THAT RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED OR ELIMINATED. MY SON'S SAFETY AT HANDS OF FORDS REFUSAL TO FIX PROBLEM. HIS FATHERS 2002 ESCAPE (SIMILAR 6 CYLINDER FORD) HAS A RECALL AND FIX FOR RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. WE ASKED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT FUTURE LIABILITY IF WE SOLD THE CAR & THEY SAID IF WE SELL THE CAR THERE WOULD BE NO LIABILITY. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO ETHICAL & LEAVES VEHICLE OWNER AT A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK.
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Mar 25, 2013 - Lancaster, WI - Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE UP A HILL. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
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Feb 27, 2013 - Lake Charles, LA - Power Train
CAR IS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN...WHEN I START CAR THE RPM GOES PASS 5 LIKE I AM GIVING IT GAS....I CAN BE DRIVING AND IT PICKS UP SPEED BY ITSELF WHEN IT DOES THIS AND I TRY TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP ITS HARD TO STOP...ALMOST GOT IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS ..HAVE A TODDLER IN CAR..IT IS TOTALLY UNSAFE.
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Jan 11, 2013 - North Little Rock, AR - Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE RPMS INCREASED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT+S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
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Jan 02, 2013 - Brentwood, TN - Power Train
VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE EVEN THOUGH I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL - THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT THIS POINT AT NEARLY 4000 RPM - AND PRESSED QUICKLY ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS STOPPED THE ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL RPM. THIS SCENARIO WAS REPEATED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION.
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Dec 28, 2012 - Colchester, CT - Power Train
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AS IT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
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Dec 20, 2012 - Palm Bay, FL - Power Train
THE TRANSMISSION OF MY VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING OR PRIOR HISTORY OF FAILURE, ACTED LIKE I'D MOVED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT ON THE INTERSTATE. ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR MOVE THE VEHICLE TO A SAFER LOCATION. THERE ARE AT LEAST 150 PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE AS ME BUT FORD WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL DESPITE A CLEAR FAULT WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/TAURUS/2005/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML.
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Dec 06, 2012 - Bismarck, ND - Power Train
I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING MY CAR AND WHEN I PUT IT INTO PARK THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AS IT WOULD NOT THROTTLE DOWN. THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING, WAS APPLYING BRAKES AND STARTED TO DRIVE AND ENGINE REVVED UP, HAD TO BRAKE AND THEN TURN CAR OFF. THIRD TIME I WAS STARTING VEHICLE AND ENGINE REVVED UP, HAD TO TURN OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED.
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Oct 18, 2012 - San Jose, CA - Automatic Transmission
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WITH HESITATION AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE. IN 2009, A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 IN 2009. LESS THAN 50,000 IN 2012. UPDATED 1/15/13 THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. UPDATED 1/29/2013
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Oct 15, 2012 - Hampton, VA - Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION OR THE TORQUE CONVERTER MAY HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
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Sep 19, 2012 - Mayfied Heights, OH - Power Train
AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY MY CAR BEGIN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE THE CAR REMAINED AT 1500 RPMS. I PUT THE GEAR IN PARK AND THE CAR WENT TO JUST OVER 4000 RPMS. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT REMAINED AROUND 4000 RPMS. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT NORMAL. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH 2005 FORD TAURUSES.
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Sep 13, 2012 - Jackson, MS - Power Train
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE WAS IDLED UP SHE TURNED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND COULD NOT STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT HIT A TREE. THIS IS THE SAME DAY I REPLACED A IDLE CONTROL VALVE FOR THE THIRD TIME.
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Aug 29, 2012 - Largo, FL - Power Train
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
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Aug 12, 2012 - Princeton, NJ - Power Train
I BOUGHT MY TAURUS 2005 SE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2012 AT MILEAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 81,600. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE ALREADY THAT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AFTER I FULLY RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL. BOTH OF THEM OCCURRED ON US HW1. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN MAY AND I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC WASN'T STOPPED COMPLETELY, BEFORE I COULD FULLY IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, THE TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING FAST AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME WAS LAST SATURDAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING FROM PRINCETON TO NEW YORK, MY WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE BOTH IN THE CAR. THE TRAFFIC WAS JAMMING AND STOPPED COMPLETELY AT SOME POINT, THEN I HAD A REALLY HARD TIME IN STOPPING MY CAR. THIS TIME I HAD A CLEAR FEELING THAT THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING, ALTHOUGH NOT AT HIGH POWER, BUT I HAD TO USE MY FULL BODY STRENGTH TO STOP THE CAR AND KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKE FOR THE WHOLE TIME. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC DIDN'T STOP FOR TOO LONG, OTHERWISE I MIGHT HAVE GIVEN UP AND JUST HIT THE CAR 1 METER IN FRONT OF ME. I REALIZED ONLY LATER THAT I COULD HAVE ALSO SHIFTED THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL OR TURNED OFF THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC THIS SATURDAY BUT HE WASN'T SURE WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS NOT REGULARLY DUPLICATE. THEN I LOOKED UP THIS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS PROBABLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TAURUS 2005 AND 2006, I AM JUST ANOTHER VICTIM. ALTHOUGH ACCIDENT DIDN'T HAPPEN, IT WAS VERY SCARY. CERTAINLY SUCH ACCIDENT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF IT WAS MY WIFE DRIVING THE CAR.
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Jul 19, 2012 - Madison, WI - Power Train
EA09016 THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL MODELS OF CAR VEHICLE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION/ISSUE NOT JUST MINI VANS. THERE ARE QUITE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND DURING MY INVESTIGATION THIS APPEARS TO BE TRANSMISSION (TORQUE CONVERTER RELATED) NOT VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL RELATED. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH BOTH NHTSA AND FORD ONLY TO BE TOLD (BY FORD) THAT THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY BECAUSE IT IS THIS DECISION DOES NOT APPLY TO OTHER TYPES OF VEHICLE.
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Jul 03, 2012 - Heath, OH - Automatic Transmission, Torque Converter
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000. UPDATED 7/23/12 THE CONSUMER STATED THE FORWARD AND REVERSE GEAR WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC INFORMED HER, THE SPLINE ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. UPDATED 07/30/12
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Jun 02, 2012 - Livonia, MI - Power Train
ON 5/24/2012, I WAS DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPMS SPIKED TO ABOUT 4000 AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN FROM 45 MPH EVEN WITH MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS ABLE TO TURN DOWN A SIDE STREET AND STOP. MY BRAKES DID WORK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND SPEED CONTROL CABLE AND SAID THEY HAD WORN CAUSING CABLE TO COME LOOSE AND JAM THROTTLE BODY.
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Apr 13, 2012 - Covington Township, PA - Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,581. UPDATED 05/10/12
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Mar 27, 2012 - Madison , WI - Power Train
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TRANSMISSION POWER/BURNING SMELL. DRIVING IN MADISON WISCONSIN, THE 2005 FORD TAURUS SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP, BUT NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE SYMPTOMS, TRANSMISSION ID AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS ARE THE SAME AS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH FREESTAR AND OTHER FORD MINIVANS/AUTOS. UPON CONSULTING WITH A FORD AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN PRESSED FOR AN ANSWER, THEY DESCRIBED THE SAME SITUATION AS THE CURRENT RECALL ... AND STATED THAT MY TAURUS TRANSMISSION WAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION .. MOST LIKELY WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
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Mar 27, 2012 - Champlin, MN - Power Train
I WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AND STARTING TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT THE ENGINE WAS RACING. I PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL VERY HARD SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED THE EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION. ANOTHER TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT I ALSO PUSHED DOWN VERY HARD SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ACCELERATION STOPPED.
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Mar 26, 2012 - Elyria, OH - Power Train
CAR ACCELERATOR STUCK. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PARK AND WENT UP TO 4,000 RPM. HAD TO TURN CAR OFF. TAKING CAR IN TO A SERVICE CENTER.
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Mar 20, 2012 - Mishawaka, IN - Automatic Transmission
THIS INCIDENT FIRST HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND SINCE MANY TIMES. THE CAR GETS STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE AND SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP I HAVE TO THROW INTO NEUTRAL TO KEEP FROM SLAMMING INTO VEHICLES, IT HAS TORN UP MY NEW BRAKE PADS THAT I PUT ON IN THE FALL. IT WILL BE FINE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN ALL OF SUDDEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR WILL GET STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FORD MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE.
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Mar 15, 2012 - Louisville, KY - Power Train
DRIVING DOWN EXPRESSWAY AND CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. COULD NOT GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PULL INTO EMERGENCY LANE. I THEN TURNED CAR OFF AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP. THROTTLE WAS FIXED.
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Mar 14, 2012 - Wallingford, CT - Automatic Transmission
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY STOMP ON THE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE OR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CABLE FAILED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CABLES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL, DUE TO THE STRAIN OF TRYING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. UPDATED 08/22/12
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Mar 13, 2012 - West Chester , PA - Power Train
THROTTLE STUCK WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION SHOP LOOK AT IT TO NO AVAIL. DECIDED TO WRITE YOU AFTER HEARING OTHER CONSUMERS REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM IN A LOCAL NEW STORY.
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Mar 12, 2012 - Royal Oak, MI - Power Train
I WAS ON VACATION DRIVING UP THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA AND I NOTICED IT WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE MY VEHICLE AND MY TACHOMETER WOULD NOT PREDICTABLY FALL AS I LET OFF THE GAS. IT WAS SUBTLE AT FIRST BUT THEN BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED SO I STARTED SHIFTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO SEE IF IT WAS THE ENGINE OR SOMETHING ELSE. AFTER PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL I NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT GOES LESS THAN 2000 RPM ON THE TACHOMETER. THEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING INDEPENDENTLY OF MY INPUT THROUGH THE GAS. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND COASTED IN NEUTRAL, PARKED AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AS I HAVE SOME AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC EXPERIENCE, I FIGURED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE THROTTLE LINKAGE OR SOMETHING WAS STUCK IN THE THROTTLE PLATE. ON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE AND SLID OFF. I THEN WENT TO RADIOSHACK AND BOUGHT SOME SMALL ZIP TIES AND ZIP TIED THE LINKAGE IN PLACE. IT IS TO THIS DAY HELD IN PLACE WITH ZIP TIES AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE (108,000 MILES CURRENTLY). I SAW THAT THE NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THESE VEHICLES FOR THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND THOUGHT I'D REPORT MY INCIDENT IN HOPES OF HELPING OTHERS.
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Mar 12, 2012 - Des Plaines, IL - Power Train
THROTTLE STICKS OPEN WHEN DRIVING AND REVS TO 3000 AT A STOP WHEN PARKED. CAN'T TAKE FOOT OFF THE BRAKE OTHERWISE CAR SPEEDS UP. HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND LET SIT BEFORE STARTING AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, BUT NO CODES FOUND WHEN SCANNED.
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Mar 12, 2012 - Millington, TN - Power Train
STICKY THROTTLE. ENGINE RACE TO 3200 RPMS. I HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING THE VEHICLE.
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Mar 12, 2012 - Wilmington , NC - Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY LUNGE FORWARD WHILE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE MONTH LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
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Mar 12, 2012 - Oklahoma City, OK - Power Train
CAR WAS SPEEDING UP BY ITSELF AND TOOK ALL I COULD DO TO STOP IT. ON 02.23.12 TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TESTED. SAID THE THROTTLE CABLE; BROKE OFF A CORNER OF COVER AND FREED UP CABLE. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, INTERMITTENTLY, WITH CAR DRIVING WITHOUT USE OF GAS PEDAL AND NOT SLOWING DOWN UNTIL I FORCE IT TO.
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Jan 12, 2012 - Chicago, IL - Power Train
LOST ALL MOTIVE POWER OR THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING.
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Jan 10, 2012 - Knoxville, TN - Power Train
FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT WAS A PLEASANT SUMMER DAY BUT HAD MORE OF A AUTUMN FEELING WHETHER. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN EAST TENNESSEE, I HAD JUST MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR MAYBE 10 MINUTES. I SLOWED DOWN FOR TRAFFIC TO ABOUT 40 MPH AS I CREST A HILL. WHEN I STEPPED BACK ONTO THE GAS (GOING DOWN HILL NOW), I FELT THE CAR SHIFT INTO 4 GEAR. I THEN FELT, AND HEARD A POP SIMILAR TO A BLOWOUT, BUT IN REALITY IT WAS THE CAR SLIDING OUT OF GEAR. I HAD ONLY MANAGED TO REACH ABOUT 50MPH WHEN THE CAR STOP ACCELERATING, (I PUT ON MY HAZARDS) I WAS TRYING TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS MADE NO PLACE TO PULL OFF. WITHIN 5 SECONDS, A CAR TRAVELING BEHIND ME WAS BUMPED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER AND WAS KNOCKED INTO ME. MY FORD MECHANIC SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT (WAS THAT THE POPPING NOISE? I WONDER.) $3500 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE GOOGLE 05 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OVER 500 PROBLEMS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER FORD WAS TRYING TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS, OR IF THEY WERE TRYING TO SAVE FUEL MILEAGE, BUT THIS TRANSMISSION IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD IF THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T GET RESOLVE BY FORD RECALLING THESE TRANSMISSIONS. LAST LAUGH, INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL REPAIR ANY CAR TO THE QUALITY IT WAS JUST BEFORE THE WRECK (NO BETTER, NO WORSE.). SINCE MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT BEFORE THE CAR WRECK, THEY CAN REPLACE IT, ERGO... THE INSURANCE COVERS THE BODY WORK, BUT WILL NOT COVER THE TRANSMISSION. MY QUESTION TO FORD IS DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU FIX YOUR ERRORS. MY FATHER WORKED AT FORD FOR 22 YEARS; HE WOULD BE.... REALLY DISAPPOINTED TO SEE WHAT FORD PASS FOR QUALITY.
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Dec 05, 2011 - Washington, IL - Power Train
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET. TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC CLAIMED THE DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP WENT OUT. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED OTHER TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS TO GO OUT AS WELL. WITH ONLY 104,000 MILES, THE MECHANIC SUGGESTS A NEW TRANSMISSION BE INSTALLED.
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Nov 28, 2011 - New Orleans, LA - Automatic Transmission
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY SIX YEAR OLD VEHICLE FAILED AFTER ONLY 79,000 MILES. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTED INCIDENTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR THE 2005 FORD TAURUS (PLEASE SEE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/TAURUS/2005/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML FOR A LIST OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS). I BELIEVE THAT NHTSA NEEDS TO CONDUCT A FULL INVESTIGATION OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO ENSURE THAT IT IS FOLLOWING SAFETY AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. SURELY, A DEFECTIVE AND FAULTY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WHAT CONSUMERS SHOULD EXPECT WHEN PURCHASING A VEHICLE. I NOTIFIED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT, AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE. SINCE FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE, I EXPECT THE NHTSA, AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY, TO FULFILL ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO CONSUMERS TO INVESTIGATE THE CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY OF 2005 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSIONS. I APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE, AND I AM WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY NECESSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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Sep 15, 2011 - Lake Charles, LA - Automatic Transmission
I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 FORD TAURUS AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE FOR LIKE 2 DAYS. THEN THE CRUISE STOPPED WORKING A FEW DAYS LATER THE ACCELERATOR BEGAN TO STICK. I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 AND SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN TO TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN AND I NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD AND PRESSING THE BRAKES WAS VERY HARD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A TREND FOR THE CAR AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! SOMEONE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DIE FOR THIS TO BE RECALLED!!
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Sep 08, 2011 - Olympia, WA - Power Train
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL. THERE IS LESS THAN 65,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS MODEL YEAR. TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT ON ALL THE WEBSITES I VISITED. I NOW HAVE TO PAY $3,000+ TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WORTH $7,500 - THIS IS NOT A GOOD QUALITY VEHICLE.
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Aug 26, 2011 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Automatic Transmission
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HE COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION AND WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.
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Jul 24, 2011 - Dupont, PA - Power Train
I OWN A 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL. IT'S BEEN A PIECE OF JUNK SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT.WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT,IT WAS BURNING OFF FRONT TIRES EVERY 2000 MILES,IT WAS ALIGNED BY THE DEALER TWICE,ENDED UP HAVING TO TAKE IT TO A FRIENDS TIRE SHOP,WE [I'M A MOTORCYCLE BUILER/WELDER..] ENDED UP CUTTING THE WELDS ON THE SHOCK MOUNT AND MOVED IT.THE GAS MILEAGE IS AWEFUL,BUT NOW,AFTER 96,000 MILES,THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP.IT WAS CHANGED EVERY 30,000 MILES,ALWAYS LOOKED LIKE MUD.TWO WEEKS AFTER IT STARTED SLIPPING,MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME LATE FROM WORK ON A SECLUDED,DARK,REALLY BUSY HIGHWAY,OUT OF THE BLUE,THE TRANSMISSION JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING,SHE HAD TO DRIVE IT INTO A DITCH,OR GET KILLED,LUCKILY,THE CAR WASN'T DAMAGED BADLY OTHERWISE. SHE SPENT 45 MINUTES STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE DARK UNTIL I GOT THERE WITH A WRECKER.I'VE LOOKED ONLINE,AND TALKED TO FRIENDS WHO OWN GARAGES,THESE CARS ARE SCRAP.NEARLY EVERY ONE THAT MAKES IT TO 100,000 MILES WILL EXPERIENCE CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AT ANY TIME,ANYWHERE,TOTALLY WITHOUT WARNING... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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May 25, 2011 - Hobart, IN - Automatic Transmission
2005 FORD TAURUS 3.0, VULCAN OHV FLEX-FUEL ENGINE. 24,000 MILES, DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ANYMORE. HOOD MISALIGNED ITSELF. INTERIOR PIECES FALLING OFF. WHEN STARTING, STARTER WOULD SPIN FREE OF THE FLYWHEEL AND NOT START. (STILL DOES THIS, BUT WILL START ON THE 2ND TRY USUALLY) BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS ERRATIC, LIGHT BRAKING PRODUCES A FLASHING EFFECT LIKE I'M HITTING THE BRAKES FRANTICALLY. MAKES ME LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT DRIVER.(HAVE SEEN THIS ON OTHER RECENT MID-2000'S FORDS BEFORE. THOUGHT THEY WERE IDIOT DRIVERS! CANNOT USE E-85 IN ANY CHILLY WEATHER BELOW 50 DEGREES OR IT IS A VERY LONG START AND IT'LL IDLE AT 2,500 UNTIL WARM. ROUTINELY GETS 17 MPG WHILE BEING DRIVEN VERY EASY. 30,000 MILES, FLEX-PIPE EXHAUST BROKE ON HIGHWAY, ALMOST RIPPED OFF WHOLE EXHAUST. WASN'T EVEN WORN LOOKING, JUST BROKE IN HALF! BRAKE ROTORS WARPED QUICKLY, NEVER DID ANY HARD STOPS.CONTINENTAL TIRES WERE BADLY CRACKED AND UNSAFE, HAD NEVER BEEN RUN LOW OR ABUSED. BRAKE PEDAL SHAKES UP AND DOWN PERIODICALLY WITH NO REASON FOUND, FEELS LIKE ABS BUT CAR HAS NO ABS. 40,000 MILES, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE HIGHWAY CRUISING. SEAT ADJUSTMENT WILL NOT BUDGE, WIFE CANNOT DRIVE CAR AS SEAT IS SET FOR ME. 45,000 MILES, AC COMPRESSOR BEARING FAILURE REQUIRING COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT. POWER WINDOW CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ACCELERATOR CABLE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. USES OIL AT A HIGH RATE FOR A LOW-MILEAGE CAR.( HAVE NEVER NEGLECTED OIL.) OUTER DOOR WINDOW RUBBER IS BADLY DETERIORATED AND CRACKING APART. I'VE HAD 20 YEAR OLD CARS THAT HAD BETTER RUBBER. PAINT IS BEGINNING TO CHIP OFF THE DASH(WHY IS THIS PAINTED?). THIS CAR IS OF TERRIBLE QUALITY. I HAVE HAD 37 CARS AND THIS IS THE WORST ONE OF THEM ALL. I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED FORDS UNTIL THIS CAR. FORD DID HONOR THE WARRANTY WHEN IN EFFECT BUT IT IS FALLING APART WAY TOO FAST AND MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD.
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Apr 07, 2011 - Glenmont, NY - Automatic Transmission
FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WHEN DRIVING, DEALER SAID $2500 TO FIX, I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE. FORD NEED TO FIX THIS ON A RECALL BASIS.THANK GOD MY CAR WAS NOT ON HIGHWAY GOING FAST WITH MY 3 KIDS IN IT , THEN IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE BUT A LAWSUIT ISSUE. FORD NEED TO LOOK AT THIS AND REFUND ALL CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THESE REPAIRS.
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Mar 14, 2011 - Destrehan, LA - Power Train
2005 TAURUS - DRIVING CAR AND CAME TO A STOP. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CATCH GEAR. THERE WAS NO SLIPPING OF GEARS, NOISES OR ANY OTHER KIND OF WARNING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT. I HAVE FOUND A COUPLE LINKS ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR CAR. ! PLEASE SEE POSTED LINKS, THIS NEEDS TO BE MADE A RECALL! HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/TAURUS/2005/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/FORD/TAURUS/AUTOMATIC+TRANSMISSION.
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Feb 23, 2011 - Sheffield Lake, OH - Automatic Transmission
TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 2005 FORD TAURUS. GOOGLED 2005 TAURUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FOUND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT.
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Feb 08, 2011 - Avon Lake, OH - Power Train
MY 2005 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN A HEADACHE SINCE DAY ONE. TODAY ON MY WAY TO WORK THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WAS A CHALLENGE AS I ALMOST COULDN+T STOP WHEN PULLING OVER FOR SAFETY. PRIOR TO THIS, OVER $2000 FOR A NEW ENGINE, ANOTHER $900 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, ANOTHER $250 FOR A POWER STEERING PUMP, AND DAILY ISSUES LIKE THE DOOR NOT LATCHING AND ME TRYING TO HOLD DRIVER+S DOOR SHUT WHILE DRIVING AT THE SAME TIME, AND THEN HAVING TO TIE A ROPE ACROSS THE FRONT SEAT TO THE PASSENGER DOOR. ALSO, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TURN ON ON THEIR OWN AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND DRAIN THE BATTERY. THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF CRAP. IF YOU BUY THIS KIND OR CAR, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AAA TOO.
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Nov 16, 2010 - Apopka, FL - Automatic Transmission
OWN A 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL. WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED ENGAGING. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE 90 MILES FROM HOME. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THIS AND MANY OTHER ACCOUNTS HAVE LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS INSTALLED FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS MODEL LINE. NO TRANSMISSION SHOULD DROP OUT WITHOUT WARNING WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT, COST ME $2200 IN THE END.
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Nov 01, 2010 - Bolivar, OH - Automatic Transmission
WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN WE WENT TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO GO THE RPM'S REVVED FOR A SECOND AND THEN NOTHING. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND STILL NOTHING. THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. NOW WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT FIXED AND ARE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND IT ONLY HAS 95,000 MILES ON IT.
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Oct 27, 2010 - Kendall Park , NJ - Automatic Transmission
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED CLUTCH PLATE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 01/06/11 03/28/11
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Oct 25, 2010 - Little Rock, AR - Automatic Transmission
TORQUE CONVERTER ON 2005 FORD TAURUS BLEW UP. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED. IN ADDITION TO DELAYING TRAFFIC IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN WHO WERE IN THE CAR WITH MY. THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED MY CAR SHOWED ME THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE METAL HAD TURNED BLUE FROM BEING HEATED TO AN EXTREME HEAT. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER BLEW UP SENDING METAL PIECES INTO MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND I THINK IT IS TIME THAT FORD IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR AN OBVIOUSLY FAULTY PART. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
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Oct 20, 2010 - Mooresville, IN - Automatic Transmission
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, NO NOTICE, NO NOTHING. JUST LUCKY IT DID NOT GIVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL BAD ACCIDENT IF IT WOULD HAVE.
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Oct 14, 2010 - Dryden, NY - Automatic Transmission
2005 FORD TAURUS SE - SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 65,248 MILES ON CAR. TRAVELING 70MPH ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED TO 7,000RPMS AND SLOWED FAST, MANAGED TO GET IT SIDE OF ROAD. HAD ONLY PARK AND NEUTRAL GEARS. NO WARNING LIGHT, NO UNUSUAL NOISE, NO PREVIOUS ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. REQUIRED A NEW REBUILT TRANSMISSION, $3,000 EXPENSE. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, NO ONE HURT.
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Oct 02, 2010 - Cocoa, FL - Automatic Transmission
2005 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 56,000MI AAMCO SAID WAS A KNOW ISSUE. AND BELIEVED A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED. WANT TO BE INCLUDED. SOMETHING ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER/SPLINE. WENT TO STORE, WAS DRIVING HOME, AND TRANSMISSION JUST WENT AS I WAS PULLING ONTO THE HWY. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!
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Jul 25, 2010 - North Richland Hills, TX - Automatic Transmission
2005 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILED IN TRAFFIC,HAD TO BE PUSHED ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. 57,000 MILES. MECHANIC FOUND STRIPPED TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP DRIVE PLATE. OLD PART AVAILABLE. FOUND HUNDREDS OF INSTANCES OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE OCCURRING ONLINE BUT NO RECALL BY FORD AS OF NOW.
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Jun 09, 2010 - Council Bluffs, IA - Automatic Transmission
TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND ALTHOUGH RPM'S WOULD GO TO 6000 YOU COULD ONLY DRIVE 30MPH - NO WARNING OR INDICATION OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM - SERVICE HAD BEEN DONE PER MANUAL AND WAS CURRENT - MILEAGE WAS 60K - REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS THE SOLUTION - REALLY NOT HAPPY.
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Apr 26, 2010 - Johns Creek , GA - Automatic Transmission, Torque Converter
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 06/29/10 UPDATED 07/06/10
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Mar 20, 2010 - Harrison, TN - Automatic Transmission
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OUR 2005 FORD TAURUS IT SUDDENLY SOUNDED AS IF OUR CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. AFTER COASTING DOWN A HILL AND INTO A PARKING LOT WE DISCOVER THAT OUR CAR WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED AND NOW ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.
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Mar 20, 2010 - Kissimmee, FL - Automatic Transmission
ON FEBRUARY 5,2010 AT 4:44 PM,MY FORD TAURUS SE 4DR SDN NEGLECTED TO PROCEED FROM A STOP LIGHT AND WAS HAVING NO PROBLEMS PROCEEDING PRIOR TO THAT STOP LIGHT AND WAS STILL IN DRIVE AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN TO GO,BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO PROCEED AND WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND RUNNING,THINKING I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED WITH TRAFFIC AND NOT ABLE TO, HAD TO PUSH THE TAURUS OFF THE ROAD WITH HELP FROM OTHER DRIVERS,THAN CALL FOR A TOW. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE GREENWAY FORD DEALER SHIP LATER THAT NIGHT FOR ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. AFTER CALLING THE SAID MENTIONED DEALERSHIP ABOVE WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANIC COULDN'T START REPAIRS UNTIL 02/08/2010. WHEN THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AFTER EIGHT HOURS OF MECHANICAL WORK,I WAS CALLED TO COME AND PICK-UP MY FORD AT THE TUNE OF $1,593.74 OF MECHANICAL REPAIRS TO THE R&R TRANSMISSION AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION FILTER AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER 24,000 MILES OR 24 MONTHS,AFTER RESEARCHING THE FORD ON THE LEMON LAWS FOUND NONE TO BE SEEN OR FOUND TO BE MY FORD IN QUESTION,BUT DID FIND A DEFECTED ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION MENTIONED ABOVE FOR THAT YEAR AND MODEL AND MAKE,WITCH I MADE A COPY OF FOR MY RECORDS,I HAVE CONCERNS AND A COMPLAINT TO BE SETTLED THERE-OF WITH FORD.......
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Mar 15, 2010 - Akron, OH - Automatic Transmission
I WAS JUST DRIVING AND THERE WAS A WHIRLING SOUND A MY CAR JUST COAST TO STOP. RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO SPEND 1700.00 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION.
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Feb 21, 2010 - Kissimmee, FL - Automatic Transmission
O/R TRANSMISSION LET GO....R&R TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER DEFECTED AND REPLACED AT 69,533 ODOMETER MILES,THIS CAR IS TO NEW TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER.
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Feb 17, 2010 - Atl, GA - Automatic Transmission
POWER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 FORD TAURUS, AND MY AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WHICH HAS NOT WORKED SINCE MARCH OF 2008. I CONTRACTED FORD MAIN OFFICE IN DEARBORN MI. ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH NO EFFORT TO HELP. AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL PROBLEM I HAD 68,000 MILES ON THE CAR WHICH I BOUGHT FROM A DEALERSHIP IN MARCH OF 2008. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM THEM AGAIN. I HAVE SPENT OVER 2000.00 ON POWERTRANS PROBLEMS WHICH STARTED IN JULY OF 2008. MY CAR STAYED IN THE POWERTRANS SHOP FROM JULY-DEC OF 2008 AND BECAUSE I HAD NO MORE MONEY TO INVEST IN THIS CAR I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY AIR CONDITIONING SINCE OWNING THE CAR. I HATE SUMMER DRIVING FOR THAT REASON. PLEASE REVIEW AND NOTE MY COMPLAINT. IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET MY AIR CONDITIONED FIXED PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
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Jan 11, 2010 - Sandsprings, OK - Automatic Transmission
TRANSAXLE GOING OUT WITH NO SIGNS OF PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURN TRANSAXLE WENT OUT WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TURN IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. WAS LUCKY NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND PARKING LOT CLOSE ENOUGH WHERE I COULD COAST INTO SAFELY. NO GEARS EXCEPT PARK IT WAS LIKE ALL OTHER GEARS WAS NEUTRAL. I AM GOING TO HAVE TRANSAXLE REPLACED OR REBUILT.
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Jan 04, 2010 - N Scituate, RI - Automatic Transmission
THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON MY 2005 TAURUS BROKE (69000) WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM ENGAGING A GEAR. I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND MY DRIVEWAY IS A SLIGHT SLOPE SO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING I ROLLED INTO THE STREET. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT THE TIME BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FAR MORE DISASTROUS THEN IT WAS.
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Dec 02, 2009 - Louisville, KY - Automatic Transmission
TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WANING. VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE MASS AMOUNTS OF COMPLAINTS ON SAME TYPE FAILURE. TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS. ALL FORD KNOWLEDGEABLE MECHANICS REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS ON REGULAR BASIS. IF YOU GOOGLE "FORD TAURUS TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEMS" YOU WILL GET BACK 51,000 HITS. THAT IS A LOT FOR FORD TO SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. IT COST ME $1035.00 TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED ON A 2005 MODEL 52,000 MILE VEHICLE. I THINK THAT IS A PROBLEM. WE WERE VERY LUCKY BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR QUIT MOVING A SEMI TRUCK CAME VERY CLOSE TO RUNNING OVER US. I HAVE CORRESPONDED WITH FORD BY EMAIL AND LETTER AND THEY SAID TO GO AWAY.
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Nov 16, 2009 - River-Side, MI - Automatic Transmission
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF AN INTERSECTION, AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOTOR MOUNTS WERE NEVER PROPERLY BOLTED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LURCH FORWARD. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 12/07/09. UPDATED 12/08/09.
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Nov 13, 2009 - Brunswick, OH - Automatic Transmission
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ACCELERATING AT 25 MPH THE RPMS INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE DOWN-SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR, AND THEN STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND THE OIL AND FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,665 . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,661.
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Oct 25, 2009 - Fulton, NY - Automatic Transmission
TRANSMISSION FAILED IN TRAFFIC - NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT WITH SUDDEN STOPPING IN TRAFFIC - THIS HAPPENED AT 56000 MILES - DEALERSHIP DID QUICK FIX - SAME THING HAPPENED AT 51000 MILES - TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS WITH NO WARNING.
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Oct 09, 2009 - Cedar Lake, IN - Automatic Transmission
I HAVE A 2005 FORD TAURUS SE THAT I BOUGHT FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AT 52045 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WITH A SEMI BEHIND HER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, DROPPING HER SPEED TO 20MPH. FORD WILL NOT DO ANY THING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, IF FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, WHY THEY WON'T CORRECT IT. MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED, AND YET THEY WON'T CLAIM FAULT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN OR WILL DO.
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Sep 18, 2009 - Ofallon, MO - Manual Transmission
2005 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED, I KNOW YOU HAVE HEARD THE ISSUES, PLEASE BE PROACTIVE, THANKS.
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Jul 04, 2009 - Bristol, WI - Automatic Transmission
05 FORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
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Apr 08, 2009 - Benton, IL - Automatic Transmission
MY 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL WITH 90,XXX MILES ON IT HAD ITS TRANSMISSION FAIL. IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED, BUT AT THIS POINT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND PUMP NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD IS AWARE OF BUT IS NOT DOING NOTHING ABOUT. I WILL BE OUT A MINIMUM OF $1,800 FOR A PROBLEM FORD KNOWS ABOUT, BUT DOES NOTHING TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS. ALL OF MY MILES ARE INTERSTATE MILES AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF IN EVERY WAY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY SIDE STREET ROAD AND IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL. IT WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE HAS HAD TO FIX SEVERAL OF THESE AND I TALKED WITH A LOCAL TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND HE AGREED THAT HE, TOO, HAS HAD TO WORK ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR. FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP AND HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WITH TODAY'S ECONOMY AND ALL THAT IS GOING ON, I NEED HELP.
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Dec 31, 2008 - Rantoul, IL - Automatic Transmission
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED VERY FREQUENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND IDLE, BUT NOT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOST LIKELY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,314 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
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Oct 27, 2008 - Raytown, MO - Automatic Transmission
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF TROUBLE THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE RPM WENT UP. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT MOVE NO FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CALLED LATER THAT DAY AND STATED THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT IT HAS NO PRESSURE AND THAT THE COULD PUT IN A REMANUFACTURED ONE IN CHEAPER THAN REPAIRING THIS ONE THE TOTAL WILL BE IN HE AREA OF $3,100.00 I HAVE GOOGELED THIS AND HAD OVER 147,000 HITS. SOUND LIKE FORD IS HIDING A MAJOR DEFECT AND PLACING EVERY ONE THAT DRIVE ONE AT A MAJOR RISK. WHAT IF THIS HAD BEEN A RR CROSSING? BY THE WAY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AT 80,000.
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Oct 05, 2008 - Spring Lake, NC - Automatic Transmission
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN 2ND & 3RD GEAR. CAR HAS ONLY 62,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED THIS WEEK AT $2100. CONTACTED FORD CONSUMER SERVICES BUT NO RESPONSE, BUT REALLY NO SURPRISE THERE. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. FORD REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY - I REFUSE TO BUY ANOTHER FORD. I HAVE DRIVEN A FORD SINCE THE DAY I GOT MY DRIVER'S LICENSE BUT AFTER THIS INCIDENT FORD HAS LOST ME AS A CUSTOMER.
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Aug 11, 2008 - St. Joseph, MO - Power Train
THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE FOOT PEDAL OR HAVING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. YOU HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKE AND SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO REV THE ENGINE AND EVENTUALLY DISENGAGE THIS ACCELERATION PROCESS. THE MECHANIC HAS CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. BOTH OF THESE FIXES SEEMED TO "SOLVE THE PROBLEM" FOR A WHILE. BUT THE CAR IS BACK TO THIS CONDITION AGAIN. ON GOING PROBLEM FOR 10 MONTHS.
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Aug 01, 2008 - Bloomington, IL - Automatic Transmission
IT WAS RAINING... I HAD THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON. PARKED AND WENT TO TURN OFF WIPERS. WOULD NOT TURN OFF, AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. I REMOVED FUSE. REPLACED FUSE... BEGAN TO SMOKE AGAIN. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BLOWN. NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT CAR IS HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. TODAY I HAD A DIAGNOSIS DONE, TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED.
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Mar 12, 2008 - Novi, MI - Automatic Transmission
I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF MY TAURUS LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND THE TRANS FLUSHED AT A DEALERSHIP AS PART OF MY LEASE-END PURCHASE OPTION (I LEASED THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS PRIOR TO PURCHASING IT). THE CAR WAS PAST THE WARRANTY AT 64,500 MILES AND I DID NOT PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER RUNNING THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST, I WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING HAD FAILED IN THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT FAILED. THEY OFFERED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BY BREAKING DOWN THE TRANS AT A MINIMUM OF 10 HOURS LABOR AT $88.00 AN HOUR. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR SOME ASSISTANCE AND WAS DENIED BECAUSE THEY HAD NO RECORD OF MY CAR EVER BEING REPAIRED AT ANY DEALERSHIP DURING THE LIFE OF MY LEASE. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE'S OPERATION PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING FLUSHED, SO THERE WAS NO REASON TO TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIRS. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 TO 5000 MILES AND ALL FLUIDS CHECKED ON A REGULAR BASIS (NOT AT THE DEALERSHIP). I TOOK MY CAR TO A LICENSED TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD THE TRANS REBUILT FOR $1,200.00 THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THE FAILED PART WAS A BOOST VALVE IN THE VALVE BODY. THEY REBUILT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND INSTALLED A NEW OVERHAUL KIT AND THE BOOST VALVE. EIGHT DAYS AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR, I HAD TO RETURN TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP BECAUSE THE CAR WAS HARD TO START, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON CONTINUOUSLY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THESE PROBLEMS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRANS BUT WAS THE MLPS (MANUAL LEVER POSITION SENSOR) WHICH I HAD THEM REPLACE AT A COST OF $75.00. I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THIS SENSOR HAD GONE BAD AND CAUSED MY INITIAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS WAS A SMALL, PLASTIC PART THAT THE DEALERSHIP MISSED SOMEHOW DURING THEIR SO-CALLED INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE.
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May 06, 2007 - East Aurora, NY - Automatic Transmission
I HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FALLS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 DEGREES WITH A COATING OF SLUSH OR SNOW FROM 1/4 OF AN INCH UP TO 5 INCHES. THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TRAVELING AT 40 TO 65 MPH AND USUALLY ON A STRAIGHT AWAY SUCH AS THE THRUWAY. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS CAR HAS ISSUES I GET A THUMP FROM THE REAR AXLE AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY HARD BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. IT'S AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.. IN THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WILL BUCK OR SURGE AND FEELS LIKE THE MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS GOING TO QUIT FUNCTIONING.
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Apr 12, 2007 - Lagrange, GA - Automatic Transmission
I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD TAURUS USED IN DECEMBER 2006. ON APRIL 10, 2007 MY TRANSMISSION PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 44,600 MILES. THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED MY VEHICLE STATED THAT HE HAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS IN THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL. [XXX]. THE REPAIR COST TOTAL OVER $900.00. UPDATED 07/11/2012
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Mar 03, 2007 - Howell, NJ - Automatic Transmission
2005 TAURUS SUFFERED"INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE" @45,000 MILES. CAR WILL BE ON THE ROAD 3 YEARS IN MAY 2007. TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY SELLING DEALER WITH MOTORCRAFT RE-MANUFACTURED WHICH NOW HAS A 3 YEAR OR 75,000 MILE WARRANTY. REPAIR WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IF THIS WARRANTY WAS IN EFFECT! PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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Oct 20, 2006 - Hermitate, TN - Automatic Transmission, Torque Converter
THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING AROUND 38500 MILES. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES. HOPEFULLY IT IS FIXED AT THIS POINT. I WAS ALMOST HIT TWICE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM 50 MPH TO 25 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND JUMP LANES TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME.
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Aug 15, 2006 - Cleveland, OH - Automatic Transmission
PURCHASED A 2005 TAURUS IN DECEMBER 2004. AT 1000 MILES OVER THE 36000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. RETURNED CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TREATED VERY POORLY. TOLD DIFFERENT INFORMATION ON REPAIR COST, BUT FORD WILL NOT FIX THE CAR WITHOUT US PAYING A HUGE PORTION OF THE 2000.00 REPAIR.
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Jun 15, 2006 - Bronx, NY - Automatic Transmission
PURCHASED A 2005 FORD TAURUS A YEAR AGO AND HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.. OVER THE 36,000 MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY, SO CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TREATED VERY DISRESPECTFUL. CALLED FORD AND NO HELP FROM THEM EITHER.
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Jun 03, 2006 - Bronx, NY - Automatic Transmission
CAR HAS 44,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION ALREADY FAILING WITH THE FOLLOWING CODES: ERROR CODES P0732 AND P0733. TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON 2ND AND 3RD GEAR.
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Dec 24, 2005 - Johnson City, TN - Automatic Transmission
ON THE 1ST START OF THE DAY (EVERY DAY), FOR ONE-TWO MINUTES, WHEN I PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY FORWARD. THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA, AND THE RPMS DECREASE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS OCCURS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE DEALER HAD AN ENGINEER FROM FORD LOOK AT IT SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT, BUT TRIED OTHER TAURUS AND SAW THE SAME PROBLEM.
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